Spiritual Maxims (Father Pere LaCombe) And More Lives Of The Saints From The Roman Breviary

These Lives of the Saints are very special because they are part of the Liturgy of the Church. The Second Nocturn during Matins tells about the life of the Saints for that day. This is what is recorded on these tapes.
A saint (also historically known as a hallow) is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God. Depending on the context and denomination, the term also retains its original Christian meaning, as any believer who is “in Christ” and in whom Christ dwells, whether in Heaven or on Earth.[3][page needed] In Anglican, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, and Oriental Orthodox doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation; official ecclesiastical recognition, and consequently veneration, is given to some saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
According to the Catholic Church, a “saint” is anyone in Heaven, whether recognized on Earth or not. [12] The title “Saint” denotes a person who has been formally canonized, that is, officially and authoritatively declared a saint, by the Church as holder of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and is therefore believed to be in Heaven by the grace of God. There are many persons that the Church believes to be in Heaven who have not been formally canonized and who are otherwise titled “saints” because of the fame of their holiness.[13] Sometimes the word “saint” also denotes living Christians.